Fast charging speeds to be standardised

All mobile phones, tablets, earphones and a wide range of other portable consumer electronics will need to be sold with USB-C charging ports from Saturday, the EU has announced.

First introduced around a decade ago, USB-C charging ports are reversible and capable of accelerated data transfer and charging speeds, the latter known as 'fast charging’.

In a statement on Friday, the European Parliament said that as of the following day, all such devices sold in the EU must have a USB-C charging port, with laptops set to follow suit in late April 2026.

  • Shimitar@feddit.it
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    6 days ago

    That’s very good.

    Usb-c might have its issues, but who is perfect?

    It works great, provided you get good cables, and its just perfect for charging. Which is this all about.

    Yeah maybe the other 10th functions in usb-c standard could be messy, but this is about charging and not HDMI or audio or whatever mix.

    I want 3.5mm jack for audio anyway and not usb-c!